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Catskill Mountain Region October 2015 GUIDEwww.catskillregionguide.com HUDSON VALLEY DANCE FESTIVAL RETURNS TO CATSKILL THIS OCTOBER TABLE OF www.catskillregionguide.com VOLUME 30, NUMBER 10 October 2015 CONTENTS PUBLISHERS Peter Finn, Chairman, Catskill Mountain Foundation Sarah Finn, President, Catskill Mountain Foundation EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION Sarah Taft ADVERTISING SALES Rita Adami Steve Friedman Albert Verdesca CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Heather Magnan, Debra Moskowitz, Peeka Mouse, Heather Rolland & Jeff Senterman ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE Candy McKee Cara Dantzig PRINTING Catskill Mountain Printing Services DISTRIBUTION Catskill Mountain Foundation On the cover: The Hudson Valley Dance Festival returns to Catskill this October. For more information about this year’s event, please see the article on page 12. Photo by Jordan Matter, Dancers Among Us EDITORIAL DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE: October 6 The Catskill Mountain Region Guide is published 12 times a year by the Catskill Mountain Foundation, Inc., Main Street, PO Box 924, Hunter, NY 12442. If you have events or programs that you would like to have covered, please send them by e-mail to tafts@ 2 THE ARTS catskillmtn.org. Please be sure to furnish a contact name and in- clude your address, telephone, fax, and e-mail information on all correspondence. For editorial and photo submission guidelines send a request via e-mail to [email protected]. 8 THE CHOCOLATE EXPO COMES TO THE HUDSON The liability of the publisher for any error for which it may be held legally responsible will not exceed the cost of space ordered VALLEY’S MOTORCYCLEPEDIA MUSEUM or occupied by the error. The publisher assumes no liability for errors in key numbers. The publisher will not, in any event, be liable for loss of income or profits or any consequent damages. 12 THE HUDSON VALLEY DANCE FESTIVAL HELPS The Catskill Mountain Region Guide office is located in Hunter Village Square in the Village of Hunter on Route 23A. THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US The magazine can be found on-line at www.catskillmtn.org By Debra Moskowitz by clicking on the “Guide Magazine” button, or by going directly to www.catskillregionguide.com 7,000 copies of the Catskill Mountain Region Guide are distributed each month. It is distributed free of charge at the 16 WELLNESS RX: Plattekill, Sloatsburg and New Baltimore rest stops on the New York State Thruway, and at the tourist information offices, A Patient-Centered Pharmacy and Natural Products Center restaurants, lodgings, retailers and other businesses throughout Greene, Delaware and Ulster counties. Home delivery of the Guide magazine is available, at an 18 FRESH FROM THE CATSKILLS: Harvest Festivities & U-Picks additional fee, to annual members of the Catskill Mountain By Heather Magnan Foundation at the $100 membership level or higher. ©2000 Catskill Mountain Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited. The Catskill Mountain Region 22 THE GREAT OUTDOORS IN THE CATSKILLS Guide is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts. All photo- By Jeff Senterman graphic rights reside with the photographer. THE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION 26 HIKING FOR DOGS 7972 MAIN STREET By Peeka Mouse P.O. BOX 924 HUNTER, NY 12442 PHONE: 518 263 2000 OCTOBER AT THE FAX: 518 263 2025 31 WWW.CATSKILLMTN.ORG CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION October 2015 • GUIDE 1 THE ARTS Golden Dragon Acrobats Sharing Ancient Practices with New Audiences: Daring Feats of Balance, Spine-Tingling Contortionists, Towers of Jugglers The Catskill Mountain Foundation welcomes Golden Dragon Acrobats to the Orpheum Film & Performing Arts Center in Tannersville on Saturday, October 3 at 7:30 pm Observe, marvel and reflect on the 29 Chinese acrobats playing with balance, precision, coordination, flexibility and agility. The acrobats highlight inconceivable human body abili- ties that one might have never imagined possible. The Golden Dragon Acrobats will be a showcase for the visual senses, presenting a fast- paced, technologically innovative performance. The performance features award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance and spectacular costumes. The large athletic cast and awe-inspir- ing, glowing set designs allow the acrobats to present a show of unparalleled precision and breathtaking skill combined with colorful, heart-stopping beauty. The grace of the Chinese acrobats’ centuries-old traditions promises to fill the audience with suspense and adventure. Recognized throughout the U.S. and abroad as the premiere Chinese acrobatic touring company of today, Golden Dragon Acro- bats represent the best of a time honored tradition that began more than 25 centuries ago. The Orpheum Film & Performing Arts Center is located at 6050 Main Street in the Village of Tannersville. Tickets purchased ahead are $25; $20 seniors: $7 students; at the door tickets are $30; $25 seniors; $7 students. Book-ahead ticket prices good up to 5 hours before the performance. For tickets or more information, please visit www.catskillmtn.org or call 518 263 2063. Scottish Singer Julie Fowlis A Treasure Trove of Gaelic Song “A sublime and impassioned singer...” —Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2/BBC 6Music The Catskill Mountain Foundation welcomes Scottish singer Julie Fowlis to the Doctorow Center for the Arts in Hunter on Saturday, October 10 at 8:00 pm. Exuding all the romance, beauty, and sorrow of Gaelic music and culture, Julie Fowlis is a groundbreaking art- ist, enticing new audiences worldwide with adaptations of songs from her native Scottish tradition. This stylish, exuberant show, filled with endless Scottish narratives and musical energy, is one for the entire community. Celebrate the unique textures and rhythms of this evocative music, whether you know Gaelic or not. You’ll be sure to find yourself stomping your feet and clapping your hands dur- ing this performance. Photo by Michelle Fowlis Julie Fowlis is backed by a subtle acoustic trio: her husband, Eamon Doorley, playing bouzouki guitar; Tony Burne on guitar; and thoughtful fiddle work from Duncan Chisholm. Fowlis herself adds whistle and harmonium. Widely popularized as the featured singer on the soundtrack to Pixar’s Brave, Julie is truly one of Scotland’s contemporary treasures. The Doctorow Center for the Arts is located at 7971 Main Street in the Village of Hunter. Tickets purchased ahead are $25; $20 seniors; $7 students; at the door tickets are $30; $25 seniors; $7 students. Book-ahead ticket prices good up to 5 hours before the perfor- mance. For tickets or more information, please visit www.catskillmtn.org or call 518 263 2063. This performance is made possible with the generous support of the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation. 2 • www.catskillregionguide.com Enjoy the Catskills! 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The Arabian Nights sto- ry brings to life the Middle Eastern world of magic, genies, palaces, enchantments and high adventure! One of the oldest continually-running marionette theaters in the United States, National Marionette Theatre has charmed audiences for over 40 years with their beautiful marionettes, elegant scenery and talented performers. The Doctorow Center for the Arts is located at 7971 Main Street in the Village of Hunter. Tickets purchased ahead are $10; $7 students; at the door tickets are $12; $7 students. Book-ahead ticket prices good up to 5 hours before the performance. For tickets or more information, please visit www.catskillmtn.org or call 518 263 2063. This performance is made possible with the generous support of the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation. October 2015 • GUIDE 3 Left: Linsey Beckett; Right: Brittany Haas FIDDLERS! 22 Celebrates the Life of Hilt Kelly this October at the Roxbury Arts Center The first snap of autumn, the vibrant colors on the mountainside, and the scent of harvest means its time for fiddling, square dancing, fine homemade food, and world renowned folk musicians in Hilt Kelly Hall at the Roxbury Arts Center; it’s time for the FIDDLERS! Festival, and this one promises to be extra special. This year’s event will be held on Sunday, October 11 from noon to 7 pm at the Rox- bury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Road, Roxbury For over two decades, FIDDLERS! revolved around Catskill fiddling legend Hilt Kelly, whose music and presence and inspiration filled the Roxbury Arts Center—in the hall named for him—with infectious energy. Hilt passed away this year, but his spirit will infuse FIDDLERS! 22, as a new crop of top folk artists celebrate his life and continue the vibrant Catskill tradition he embodied for genera- tions. FIDDLERS! 22 will feature a wide array of talent: Champion Canadian fiddling phenom Linsey Beckett brings award-winning musicianship and expert clogging; fiddler Brittany Haas, of newgrass stars Crooked Still, and celebrated dancer-musician Nic Gareiss offer up songs and percussive step-dancing; famed fiddlers Laura Kortright and Steve Jacobi will bring boot-stompin’ tunes; old time string band The Tremperskill Boys’ distinctive Scotch-Irish fueled, hard driving Appalachian sound is guaranteed to get the dancers spinning.